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RIP: Ed McMahon
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Ed McMahon dead at 86 - Los Angeles Times
By Dennis McLellan
June 24, 2009
Ed McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed "The Tonight Show" couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson's jovial sidekick and announcer, died today. He was 86.
McMahon died at Ronald Reagan\UCLA Medical Center this morning, according to his publicist, Howard Bragman. The cause of death was not announced, but McMahon had been in failing health with a number of issues that required his hospitalization for some time.
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"Yields a falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields a falsehood when preceded by its quotation.
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He seemed like a nice person. It was unfortunate that after all his success throughout his career, his last few years were marked by financial turmoil.
It feels strange for a celebrity to have been on camera in recent times and then die soon thereafter. Celebs should fade out from the Hollywood scene toward the end if possible, IMO.
On the bright side, now Johnny and Ed can get the show back together.
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Ed was a great foil for Johnny. He made a lot of the pre-guest segments by being such a foil. And he wasn't just 'jovial,' he was a very accomplished comedian and actor himself. In the first "Fun With Dick and Jane" (1977, it seemed to be a success-I liked it a lot), Ed played George Segal's boss who was eventually the target for Dick and Jane's hijinx. And Ed's character was really nasty, the kind of guy you really wanted to see taken down.
But I'm with Big Mac on this; somewhere there's a dais with a desk and an easy chair, and it's got the right people in it again...
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He died tomorrow morning? Interesting.
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Originally Posted by boy8cookie 
He died tomorrow morning? Interesting.
Good catch there...
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YES!! YOU ARE CORRECT, SIR!
Grew up watching Carson, RIP Ed.
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